All the buildings in the archival photo are still up. The cobbler in the building located on the South-East corner of Bank Street and Frank Street a été remplacé par le restaurant Fauna. The ground floor of the 424 Bank Street is occupied by Farrah's Hair Studio are Bead Dreams....

The dynamic in the core would have been totally different if Elgin would have not been widened.

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This aerial view reveals that the northern section of Elgin Street has drastically changed over the years. Essentially, all the buildings located on the East side of Elgin Street have been demolished to make room for the NAC and the War Memorial. We believe that the dynamic of downtown Ottawa...

The Post Office was the last obstacle to the ambitions of the Prime Minister Mackenzie-King to erect a War Memorial in order to honnor the people who serviced for World War I.He hired our good friend Jacques Gréber to "prove himself" and find the perfect spot for such a memorial....